Lamiaceae commonly known as thumbai is one such medicinal plant which is being used traditionally as an antipyretic and insecticide. In the present study silver nanoparticles were synthesized by using leucas aspera leaf extract support of biological process. Pharmacological and medicinal uses of achyranthes aspera saba hasan amity institute of biotechnology, amity university, lucknow u. Leucas aspera commonly known as thumbai has a wide variety of medical applications. Its botanical name is leucas aspera and it is found all over india extensively. The plant is taken in use in the name as dronapushpi. Acute and subacute toxicity evaluation of ethanolic extract of leucas aspera lamiaceae in experimental rats k. Pansipansi leucas aspera willd philippine medicinal. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in achyranthes aspera. Two novel phytotoxic substances from leucas aspera. A facile green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using the. Leucas aspera is a medicinal plant well known for its traditional uses such as antipyretic and insecticide. Luecas aspera is used by rural and tribal population in assam in various problems like dysentery, diarrhea, sinusitis, headache, tonsil etc.
Dronapushpi leucas cephalotes properties, benefits. Review on the medicinal values of ginger for human and animal. The results clearly show that the aqueous extract of this plant significantly increase the neutrophil and dth activity. Pharmacognostic and in vitro anti diabetic activity on aerial. An update on the medicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of leucas aspera, a medicinally important species article pdf available january 2018 with 1,272 reads how we measure reads. For intestinal worms, the juice of leaves and flowers is used internally or as a decoction.
Dronapushpi is sanskrit name of the plant leucas cephalotes. Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of different parts of leucas aspera. Apr 24, 2019 dronapushpi leucas cephalotes is a famous ayurvedic medicinal herb that grows as a weed in india and many south east asian countries. The leaves, flowers and roots of thumbai give out an aroma that drives away mosquitoes. Pharmacological and medicinal uses of achyranthes aspera 127 bronchoprotective activity. List of various diseases cured by leucas linifolia. Thumbai herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients.
Home ayurveda medicinal uses of dronapushpi gomathumbai medicinal uses of dronapushpi gomathumbai anupama january 1, 2015. The crushed leaves are also used to treat mild fevers, colds, rheumatism and snake bites, and as a. Mominul islam and hisashi katonoguchi department of applied biological science, faculty of agriculture, kagawa university, miki, kagawa 7610795, japan abstract. All the extracts showed moderate to potent antioxidant activity, among which the root extract demonstrated the strongest antioxidant activity with. Effects of some popular medicinal plants on mus musculus. The junction of nanotechnology and biomedical sciences unfasten the possibility for a wide range of biological research topics and medical uses at the molecular and cellular level. Leucas aspera is typically found in dry, open, sandy soil and is abundant in areas with waste 2. The whole plant has fever educing and insecticidal properties. Leucas cephalotes springs up in cultivated fields as a weed, especially after a period of rain. It is collected for use as a leafy vegetable in rural areas as well as for its medicinal uses. It is cultivated in fields as a weed, especially after a period of rain. Names of thumbai in various languages of the world are also given. Chemical constituents and uses, asiatic soc of bangladesh, dhaka 2003, p. Immunostimulatory effect of aqueous extract of leucas aspera was evaluated in cyclophosphamide induced immunosuppressive mice.
One of the plants is leucas aspera that is well known medicinal herb belonging to the family lamiaceae labiatae. Leucas aspera commonly known as thumbai is distributed throughout india from the himalayas down to ceylon. Pharmacognostic and in vitro anti diabetic activity on. Philippine herbal mediciines an illustrated compilation by dr godofredo stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and research studies. It is called dronapushpi in sanskrit, darunaphula in bengali, goma madhupati in hindi and kubo in sindhi.
It is collected for use as a leafy vegetable in rural areas. How achyranthes aspera is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Actually willdenow published around 1800 and the name in parenthesis indicate it is the original author who coined the species name. Khosa 2 1teerthankar mahaveer college of pharmacy, teerthankar mahaveer university, bagarpur, moradabad, india 2department of pharmaceutical technology, bharat institute of technology, meerut, india. Lamiaceae is an important and widely used medicinal plant. Leucas aspera is an annual, branched, herb erecting to a height of 1560 cm with stout and hispid acutely quadrangular stem and branches. Thumbai medicinal uses tamil herbal plant benefits and disease treatment thumbai plant benefits. The hydrodistilled essential oil was obtained from the aerial parts of l. It can be used as an insecticidal, anti inflammatory, antipyretic, antiseptic for.
Acute and subacute toxicity evaluation of ethanolic. Link lamiaceae is an annual, branched herb used in traditional medicine as an antipyretic and insecticide. Vellore district, tamil nadu, to study the various medicinal plants that are used by the people for the treatment of common ailments such as fever, cold, cough, diabetes, jaundice, diarrhea, rheumatism, snake bite, and headache, in order to evaluate the potential medicinal uses of local plants. In addition the plant also has been used in witchcraft. The folk use of this herb is for treating scorpion stings, snake bite, cough, fever etc. Leucas aspera is an erect, annual plant with a much branched stem 30 60cm tall the. It shows cytotoxic plants are being used from more than years to treat many diseases. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in thumbai.
Oct 22, 2019 known or potential benefits of the species for humans, at a direct economic level, as instruments of education, prospecting, ecotourism, etc. Selection of plants for the present study in choosing medicinal plants for scientific evaluation of their biological activities and validation of ethnopharmacolgical usage, some criteria such as 1. Evidence of ethnopharmacological usage by the native population. This is a topic about thumbai medicinal uses and disease treatment. Phytochemical and pharmacological investigation of an. Plant details information about leucas aspera plant. Leucas aspera, dronapushpi, phyto constituents, triterpenoids microbial, anti oxidant and insecticidal activities. Phytochemical studies on leucas aspera journal of chemical and. Leucas aspera, is a herb is widely distributed in tropical asia, africa and grows in highland crop fields, homesteads, fallow lands and roadsides3. Leucas aspera nanomedicine shows superior toxicity and cell. Herbs, medicinal plants, plants, plants by use tags.
Leucas aspera is an annual, branched, herb erecting to a height of 1560 cm with stout. The juice of the flowers of the plant are used to treat sinusitis, headache and intestinal worm infection in children. Phytochemical and pharmacological investigation of an indigenous medicinal plant leucas aspera v. Pdf an update on the medicinal uses, phytochemistry and. Devi rajeswari department of biomedical sciences, school of biosciences and technology, vit university, vellore 14, tamilnadu, india. The results may support the uses of this plant in traditional. They turned to traditional medicine and came up with herbal candles made of thumbai leucas aspera. Detailed studies were carried out on the phenology, floral biology, pollination and breeding system of l.
Thumbai is a small plant that grows wildly in abundance. Antimicrobial activity of leucas aspera pdf both the extracts exhibited a significant antibacterial activity against all the screened microorganisms. Of course there are several other differences such as. Jan 01, 2015 4 traditional medicinal uses dronapushpi is sanskrit name of the plant leucas cephalotes. List of various diseases cured by achyranthes aspera. Among all in vitro methods mtt and sulforhodamine b assay most popular for estimating anticancer activity. The ethno medicinal use to cure cold, cough, and skin disorders by a. Allelopathic substances could be act as substitutes of chemical herbicides to suppress the target plants. Leucas aspera lamiaceae, an aromatic herbaceous plant, is well known for many medicinal properties and a number of bioactive compounds against animal cells have been isolated. To evaluate antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of different parts root, flower, leaf and stem of leucas aspera l.
How thumbai is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Leaves the leaves of the leucas aspera can be obtuse, linear or linearly lanceolate or petiolate. It has high medicinal value, said pavithra, a teacher. Achyranthes aspera herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. It is often cultivated for its leaves and medicinal uses in the gardens of the tropics, where it can be used as a hedge, and is often sold in local markets. The calyx leucas lavandulifolia is characteristically very oblique at apex, 8toothed. We bet youve never know the benefits of this herb medicinal plants indian herbs. Two commonly used medicinal plants leucas aspera and leucas zeylanica were investigated for their biological potentials.
Parts of the plant is also being used for many disorders like rheumatism, psoriasis and chronic skin eruptions. Leucas cephalotes is a flowering annual herb which is a common weed that also has uses as an edible vegetable and herbal remedy. Allelopathic potentiality of medicinal plant leucas aspera. Therefore, current research was conducted to explore the phytotoxic properties and substances in l. For thin layer chromatographic study the leaves of leucas aspera are extracted in ethanol and dichloromethane. Sk sadhu, e okuyama, h fujimoto, m ishibashiseparation of leucas aspera, a medicinal plant of bangladesh. Herbal medicines are widely used since time immemorial indicating that herbs are a growing part of modern, hightech medicine. Leucas aspera was tested for its prostaglandin pg inhibitory and antioxidant activities. Leucas aspera and monochoria vaginalis in treating hepatic disorders. Leucas aspera commonly known as thumbai or gumma is found all over india.
In this study, the whole plant of leucas aspera was first defatted with hexane and discarded. Opposite, linearoblong or oblong lanceolate, obtuse, entire or crinate, subsessile. Agnps has been synthesized by reducing silver nitrate using an aqueous leaf extract of leucas aspera a medicinal plant found in indian subcontinent under ambient. In general, the crushed leaves of leucas species are applied to wounds, sores, especially those of the eyes and nose, chronic skin diseases, such as psoriasis and scabies.
Effects of some popular medicinal plants on mus musculus haripyaree adhikarimayum, kshetrimayum guneshwor and maibam damayanti department of life sciences, manipur university, canchipur, imphal795003, india abstract mimosa pudica, vitex trifolia, centella asiatica, leucas aspera and plantago major are widely used in traditional medicine. In vitro study of chloroform and ether extracts of l. Try rubbing crushed leaves of thumbai over scorpion bite. Ebscohost serves thousands of libraries with premium essays, articles and other content including leucas aspera medicinal plant. It is commonly known as thumbai or thumba and distributed throughout india from the himalayas down to srilanka.
An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region other uses the bark and the leaves are the source of a yellowishbrown dye used for silk. Leucas aspera a perfect poor man remedy pharmacognosy journal. Jun 24, 2019 leucas aspera commonly known as thumbai is distributed throughout india from the effects. Separation of leucas aspera, a medicinal plant of bangladesh, guided by prostaglandin inhibitory and antioxidant activities. Names of achyranthes aspera in various languages of the world are also given. Review on the medicinal values of ginger for human and. Pdf leucas aspera commonly known as thumbai is distributed throughout. Dronapushpi leucas cephalotes is a famous ayurvedic medicinal herb that grows as a weed in india and many south east asian countries. Pdf phytochemical and pharmacological investigation of. The methanol extracts were subjected to antioxidant, antimicrobial and brine shrimp lethality assay.
Thanka 3 1 department of biochemistry, school of life sciences, vels university, pallavaram, chennai 2 faculty of pharmacy, sri ramachandra university, porur, chennai 3department of pathology, sri ramachandra. In this work, agnps has been synthesized by reducing silver nitrate using an aqueous leaf extract of leucas aspera a medicinal plant found in indian subcontinent under ambient conditions. Immunostimulatory effect of aqueous extract of leucas aspera. Morphology leucas aspera is an annual plant that can reach heights of 1560 cm. Although the species has many different common names depending on the region in which it is located, it is most commonly known as thumbai or thumba. Thin layer chromatographic investigation on leave of. This is a common plant seen in fields in any part of the city. Leucas aspera, phytochemicals, medicinal plants, pharmacological applications. It has many common names, including guma, dronpushpi or drona puspi, and tou xu bai rong cao.
Lipophilic extracts of leucas zeylanica, a multipurpose. Labiate has been reported to possess antipyretic and insecticidal. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in leucas linifolia. Jan 12, 2016 common leucas leusas aspera is reported to have antifungal, prostaglandin inhibitory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antinociceptive and cytotoxic activities. The plant is used traditionally as an antipyretic and insecticide. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Juice of thumbai flowers or leaves can be used twice a day to cure ascaris. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. If you have any useful information about this plant, please leave a comment. Aiton is a popular, multipurpose medicinal plant in sri lanka but the pharmacological potential and the chemical profile have not been systematically investigated to understand and rationalize the reported ethnobotanical significance.
Mominul islam and hisashi katonoguchi department of applied biological science, faculty of agriculture. Names of leucas linifolia in various languages of the world are also given. A study on ethnomedicinal plants of kalavai, vellore. Pollination biology of medicinally important plant leucas aspera. This plant is also called in the name of thumbaflower. It is cultivated itself for its medicinal uses and is readily available in markets. Leucas asperathumba, chiruthumbaplant plantslive buy. Separation of leucas aspera, a medicinal plant of bangladesh, guided by prostaglandin inhibitory and antioxidant activities samir kumar sadhu, emi okuyama, haruhiro fujimoto, and masami ishibashi graduate school of pharmaceutical sciences, chiba university. You can make a decoction by using leaves and flowers of thumbai plant.
Thumbai medicinal uses tamil herbal plant benefits and. Leucas aspera commonly known as thumbai is widely distributed. Antioxidant anticancer activity of leucas aspera extract and. How leucas linifolia is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Leucas aspera kaurkansoli, tag and chota halkusa is a herb, which is. Pdf allelopathic potentiality of medicinal plant leucas.
One of the plants most common historical uses has been as a. The aqueous extract of leucas aspera leaf extract was assessed for its various in vitro activities such as antiinflammatory, antihelminthic. Separation of leucas aspera, a medicinal plant of bangladesh. An update of leucas aspera a medicinal plant ijsrm. Medicinal uses of dronapushpi dronapushpi is sanskrit name of plant leucas cephalotes. The extract also elevates the levels of rbc, wbc and hemoglobin.
An update on the medicinal uses, phytochemistry and. Pollination biology of medicinally important plant leucas. Ethanolic extract of achyranthes aspera shows bronchoprotective effect in toluene diisocyanate tdi induced occupational asthma in wistar rats as reported by goyal et al. In a previous study, 2 showed that the methanol extract of leaf of leucas aspera did not restrain the growth of fungal strains candida albicans and aspergillus fumigates, but in this case study it is. Leucas aspera commonly known as thumbai is distributed throughout india from the effects. Common leucas leusas aspera is reported to have antifungal, prostaglandin inhibitory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antinociceptive and cytotoxic activities. Excessive use of herbicide in the crop field threatens the environment by destroying flora and fauna.
Allelopathic potentiality of medicinal plant leucas aspera a. About 80% of individuals from developed countries use traditional medicines, which has compounds derived from medicinal plants. The state of assam has an abundance of medicinal plants known to the native people. Found throughout india, it is known for its various uses in the fields of medicine and agriculture. Related links opens in a new window treatments in other floras.
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